The position of the Personnel Officer is hereby created in and for the
City of Pleasantville.
The Personnel Officer shall be appointed by the City Council and shall
serve at the pleasure of City Council. Once appointed, the Personnel Officer
shall report and be responsible to the City Administrator.
The Personnel Officer shall be responsible for the following duties
and shall perform such duties in accordance with the direction of the City
Administrator:
A. Study, recommend arid enforce the personnel organization
of the City of Pleasantville.
B. Recommend personnel policy for the City of Pleasantville
to the City Council through the City Administrator;
C. Update the Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual of
the City of Pleasantville on an annual basis;
D. Consult with the department heads in the City to determine
personnel needs within the individual departments and make appropriate recommendations
to the City Council;
E. Maintain the personnel records of all City employees;
F. Disseminate policy and procedural information to appropriate
City staff;
G. Recruit personnel to fill employee vacancies in the City:
H. Assist the City Administrator and department heads in
performing employee evaluations;
I. Assist in the preparation of ordinances and resolutions
for the creation of new positions and other personnel matters;
J. Assist the City Administrator, department heads and the
appropriate committees of City Council in the investigation of personnel problems
and the conduct of disciplinary hearings as per the rules and regulations
of the Department of Personnel;
K. Supervise and participate in all labor negotiations;
and
L. Perform all other duties and tasks assigned by the City
Administrator.
The Personnel Officer shall, at a minimum, have the following qualifications:
A. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
university;
B. Applicants who do not meet the above education requirement
may substitute additional experience as described below on a year-for-year
basis, with 30 semester hour credits being equal to one year of experience;
C. Three years' supervisory personnel experience for
a governmental entity or comparable experience in the private sector.
The Personnel Officer shall receive a salary as is fixed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Pleasantville in its annual salary ordinance.